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I have been artistic all of my life and love experimenting with different mediums and techniques. This blog is my creative outlet to share my passion for cardmaking and papercrafting!

Add the
layers at the top and bottom of the panel (created from the Decorative Label
punch cut into half) and sponge additional Basic Gray Classic Ink to darken.

Using a
sentiment printed from My Digital Studio (MDS), sponge Calypso Coral Classic
Ink and Basic Gray Classic Ink and punch out using the Large Oval Punch. Punch
two additional ovals using the Large Oval Punch from Basic Gray cardstock, layer
to create a frame for the sentiment and add to the focal image panel. Mount the
focal panel onto the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp
three of the butterflies from Papillon Potpourri onto Whisper White cardstock
and punch out the images using the Elegant Butterfly Punch. Sponge Calypso Coral Classic Ink onto the
butterflies and add to the card front.

Add
Pearls to the centers of the butterflies as well as the sentiment to finish off
the card.

I hope you will have the time to check out the
gallery at both sites- again, so much talent and inspiration!!

To create this card:

Using the crayon rubbed
embossing technique (here is the link to the forum and the technique videos),
open the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and place
a piece of Whisper White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the
folder. Rub the White Crayon over the
cardstock (press firmly) and use a brayer to apply Calypso Coral Classic
Ink.

Use a paper towel to rub
the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber first with Crumb Cake Classic
Ink, rub off the ink and use a Sponge Dauber with Basic Gray Classic Ink
(rubbing the ink off again with a dry paper towel).

Ink the En Francais stamp using Basic Gray Classic Ink and stamp over the background. Wipe off the excess ink using a dry paper towel.

Layer onto the Basic Gray
card base and add the sentiment (from a previously printed sentiment from My
Digitial Studio and layered with the 1 ¼” Circle Punch), the crochet lace trim
with the embossed piece of Basic Gray cardstock (embossed with the Big Shot™ and
the retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder). Add a few Pearls to the bottom area of the sentiment (hard to see in the photo) :-)

Color the Swallowtail image
using Stampin’ Write markers- Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake and Basic Gray. Use a Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker to
accent the dark areas and the Chalk Marker to highlight some of the areas of
the wings.

Add the Swallowtail image
using Stampin’ Dimensionals® to finish off the card.

I hope you will have the time to check out the
gallery at both sites- again, so much talent and inspiration!!

To create this card:

Using the crayon rubbed
embossing technique (here is the link to the forum and the technique videos),
open the Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and place a piece of Whisper
White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the folder. Rub the White Crayon over the cardstock (press
firmly) and use a brayer to apply Coastal Cabana Classic Ink.

Use a paper towel to rub
the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber first with Bermuda Bay
Classic Ink, then again with Pacific Point Classic Ink and finally with
Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink.

Mask the areas using either
scrap paper or sticky notes and using The Open Sea, stamp the images randomly
in different areas (a modified retriform/grid technique) with Basic Gray
Classic Ink. Rub off the excess ink with a dry paper towel.

Use a 1 ¼” Square Punch to
punch out the panel, rearrange the squares into the desired pattern and mount
onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

When choosing the
sentiment, I already had this one
previously printed from My Digital Studio and thought it would be perfect since
the images were re-arranged in a random pattern and showcased the mixed up “world” :-)

Add the
5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon bow to the edge of the sentiment and mount the
entire panel onto the Whisper White card base.

I shared one of the cards
in my previous post and the following are the first two cards that I created with
this technique...one allows the embossing folder as the main focal image and the other stamped elements :-)

I hope you will have the time to check out the
gallery and possibly create a few of your own creations using crayons- it really is a lot of fun being in Kindergarten again!!

To create the first card:

Using the crayon rubbed
embossing technique (here is the link to the forum and the technique videos),
open the Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and place a piece of Whisper
White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the folder. Rub the White Crayon over the cardstock (press
firmly) and use a brayer to apply Coastal Cabana Classic Ink.

Use a paper towel to rub
the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber first with Pacific Point Classic
Ink to sponge over the crayon areas and second with Elegant Eggplant Classic
Ink. Rub off the excess ink with a dry
paper towel.

Ink the Notable Notions
script stamp using Pacific Point Classic Ink and stamp over the entire
background (lightly rub off the ink from the crayon portion again using a dry
paper towel).

Re-insert the panel into the Textured Impressions™ Folder and emboss with the Big Shot™.

Using the crayon rubbed
embossing technique (here is the link to the forum and the technique videos),
open the Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and place a piece of Whisper
White cardstock on top of the raised portion of the folder. Rub the White Crayon over the cardstock (press
firmly) and use a brayer to apply Coastal Cabana Classic Ink.

Use a paper towel to rub
the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber with Bermuda Bay Classic Ink
to sponge over the crayon areas. Rub off
the excess ink with a dry paper towel.

Ink the Notable Notions
script stamp using Pacific Point Classic Ink and stamp over the entire
background (lightly rub off the ink from the crayon portion again using a dry
paper towel).

Ink the Summer Silhouettes
stamps using Basic Black Classic Ink and stamp over the background, again
rubbing the excess ink off the crayon with the dry paper towel.

I hope you will have the
time to check out both sites- such inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Using the crayon rubbed embossing technique (see the video in the forum), open the Textured Impressions™ Embossing
Folder and place a piece of Whisper White cardstock on top of the raised
portion of the folder. Rub the White
Crayon over the cardstock (press firmly) and use a brayer to apply Coastal
Cabana Classic Ink.

Use a paper towel to rub
the ink off the crayon areas, use a Sponge Dauber first with Bermuda Bay
Classic Ink to sponge over the crayon areas, next with Pacific Point Classic
Ink and finally a bit of Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink. Rub off the excess ink with a dry paper
towel.

Ink the En Francais
background stamp using Tempting Turquoise and stamp over the entire background
(lightly rub off the ink from the crayon portion again using a dry paper
towel).

Ink the Sunflower
background stamp using Basic Black Classic Ink and stamp over the background,
again rubbing the excess ink off the crayon with the dry paper towel.

Use the 1 ¼” Square Punch
to punch out the squares from the background and rearrange into a random
pattern onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Add the 5/8” Basic Black
ribbon strip with the sentiment from Six Sided Sampler (the sentiment was
previously printed using My Digital Studio and punched out on an angle using
the 1 ¼” Square Punch, layered onto a 1 ¼” Square piece of Basic Black
cardstock) and mount the panel onto the Tempting Turquoise card base.

Stamp three of the
butterflies from Papillon Potpourri using Basic Black onto Whisper White
cardstock, punch out using the Elegant Butterfly Punch and apply Tempting
Turquoise Classic Ink using a Sponge Dauber.
Adhere to the card front and add the Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

This week is the 100thDynamic Duos Challenge and
will not only be the final challenge for my time on the Design Team as well as
the final challenge for the Dynamic Duos!
It has been my honor to participate with my fellow Designers as well as
Anne Marie and Lesley and I will miss this weekly challenge.

I hope you will have the time to visit and check out the rest
of the fantastic Design Team projects as well as create your own and share with
us in our final Dynamic Duos Challenge :-)!

To create this project:

Create a sun mask using the 1 ¼” Circle Punch from a sticky note-
use a Sponge Dauber with So Saffron Classic Ink to create the sun and reflection
on the water. Use a Sponge Dauber with Pool
Party Classic Ink for the sky and water.

Ink the boat image from Waves on the Sea using Smoky Slate
Classic Ink and stamp onto the sponged scene.
Use a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to accentuate the shadows and
waves.

Ink the Notable Notions script stamp and stamp over the sky
area, the compass image from The Open Sea using Smoky Slate and stamp over the
sun. Use the Color Spritzer Tool along
with the Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write marker to add a bit of distressing.Trim and mount onto Basic Black cardstock.

Ink the ledger stamp from The Open Sea using Smoky Slate
Classic Ink onto Smoky Slate cardstock.
Use the Distressing Tool to distress the edges of the cardstock and
mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock.

Adhere the Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (DSP)
and the I Am Me DSP onto Basic Black cardstock, adhere to the Smoky Slate
background.

Add the Basic Black cardstock strips (embossed with the Woodgrain
Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder-difficult to see in the photo). I used a combination of four strips to allow
the knotted Natural Linen Thread to be inserted under the top strip.

Mount the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®, add the
sentiment and wrap the Natural Linen knotted “ropes” to finish off the card.

I hope you will have the time to visit and check out the rest
of the fantastic Design Team projects at all sites and if you have a chance,
join in on the fun!

To create this project:

Create the oval using the
Big Shot™ with the Ovals Collection Framelits™ to cut the oval out of a piece
of Whisper White cardstock, emboss with the Stripes Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder.

Emboss a piece of Soft Sky
cardstock using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and use
the Lattice Bigz™ Original Die to cut the lattice from a piece of Whisper White
cardstock.

Adhere the lattice behind
the oval opening and add the embossed Soft Sky cardstock. Adhere the entire panel to a piece of So
Saffron cardstock, mount onto a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe and add to the Wisteria
Wonder card base.

Create the rolled flowers from
So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Soft Sky and Wisteria Wonder cardstock using the
2 3/8” and 1 ¾” Scallop Circle Punch, crimp with the retired Crimper Tool, hand
cut a wavy spiral and roll up from the outside toward the center.

Create the leaves using
Pistachio Pudding cardstock using the Bird Builder Punch and adhere the leaves
and flowers to the card front along the lower edge of the oval.

Again,
I hope you will have a chance to stop by to visit TheCard Concept site to check out all of the wonderful Design Team samples and
entries!

To
create this card:

I
already had My Digital Studio (MDS) open for the previous card so I decided to
use the retired stamp set, Rain or Shine (still available in MDS and on the
clearance rack in wood mount) along with the retired Sale-A-Bration (SAB) set,
See Ya Later (again in the digital version).

I
modified the sentiment a bit to hide the sun at the top and re-sized both
images before I printed onto Whisper White cardstock.

Add
a piece of retired Night and Day Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto the Basic
Black card base.

I struggle with the CAS
(Clean and Simple) Sytle and this may not be CAS enough for the
challenges, but for me, it is clean and simple :-) Again, I hope you will
have a chance to stop by to visit all of the challenge sites to see the
wonderful Design Team samples and entries!

To
create this card:

Since
Basic Black was one of the challenge colors, I decided to use My Digital Studio
(MDS) to print out the background, the oval and sentiment (all pieces were
re-sized before saving and printing).

Color
the background using Stampin’ Write Markers in Basic Gray and Smoky Slate, trim
and mount onto Basic Black cardstock. Add
the punched/crimped border pieces of Basic Black and Whisper White along the
bottom and adhere the 5/8” retired Basic Black Satin double ribbon bow and
strip at the top.

Punch
out the sentiment using the XL Oval Punch and adhere to two ovals punched with
the same punch (overlap the two black ovals to create a frame behind the
sentiment). Add the sentiment to the
ribbon strip along the top of the panel and adhere a small Pearl to the little
flower at the bottom.

Alternate
the strips of the retired Night and Day Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto a
piece of Basic Black cardstock and adhere the focal image panel to the pieced DSP
panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Adhere
another piece of the Night and Day DSP to the Basic Black card base and add the
entire panel to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

We had a lovely service this morning celebrating our Risen Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ!! I am so thankful that Jesus came to earth as a man, paid the
penalty for our sins upon the cross and rose again on the third day!! He is
Risen, He is Risen Indeed!!

Open a blank document in My Digital Studio (MDS) and position
the cross from Crosses of Hope and re-size.
Also position the “Easter” sentiment from Well Scripted and the “Happy”
from Fabulous Phrases. Print onto a 8 ½ x
11” piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Use a Circle Collection Framelit™ as a guide and using the pointillism
technique, create the background (I used a Pilot V5 gel pen). Carefully cut the cross from the lower edge
to the center area, bend up a bit to position the Circle Framelit™ and use the
Big Shot™ to cut out the circle around the cross.

Use a Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Write marker to color the
cross and use the Pilot V5 pen to create additional depth in the black areas of
the cross.

Use a Sponge Dauber with Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink to color
the background around the cross.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock, trim and mount
onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and adhere the cardfront onto the Rich
Razzleberry card base.

Use the Big Shot™ with
the Paper Doily Sizzlit L™ to cut out a doily from Whisper White cardstock and
the Window Frame Collection Framelits™ to cut out the window frame from a piece
of Basic Black cardstock.

Adhere the cross to the window frame and doily and add to the
card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Punch the sentiment out using the XL Oval Punch and adhere to
a Basic Black XL Oval piece – adhere behind the window frame and add to the
card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

To finish off the card, add Rhinestones to the cross, sentiment
and the retired Frosted Finishes Embellishment to the center.

Using MDS, open a blank
8.5x11 document and insert the Swallowtail image- reduce and print out onto Whisper
White cardstock.

Color using the Rich
Razzleberry Stampin’ Write Marker and use the Gold Marker to add the gold
accents to the butterfly (stipple dots along the outside edges of the wings and
strokes for the inside areas), carefully cut out the butterfly.

Use the Big Shot™ along
with the Window Frames Collection Framelits™ to cut out the window from Basic
Black cardstock and emboss with retired Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder. Add the retired
Antique Brass brads to the corners.

Use the Big Shot™ with the
Pretty Print Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Rich
Razzleberry cardstock, layer onto a piece of Brushed Gold cardstock and add the
retired Mocha Morning Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto the lower part of the
card front, trim and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock. Add a piece of 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon
to cover the seam.

Adhere the window frame to
the card front and add the butterfly using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Add the 5/8” Basic Black
Satin Ribbon to the bottom of the panel.
Stamp the sentiment from Express Yourself using Basic Black Classic Ink
onto Rich Razzleberry cardstock and create the banner using the Hexagon Punch,
add the gold dots using the Gold Marker and adhere to the ribbon strip.

Add the decorative metal
piece from the retired Artisan Embellishment Kit and mount the entire panel onto
the Rich Razzleberry card base to finish off the card.

Using MDS, open a blank
8.5x11 document and insert the floral cross from Crosses of Hope and enlarge a
bit. Also insert the “Easter” sentiment
from Well Scripted, the “Happy” sentiment from Fabulous Phrases (reducing the
size of the word Happy and inserting above Easter) and print out onto Whisper
White cardstock.

Using Stampin’ Write
markers in So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder and Sahara Sand to color the cross image
and carefully cut out.

Punch out the sentiment
using the 1 ¾” Circle Punch and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock
(also punched with the 1 ¾” Circle Punch).

Use the Big Shot™ with the
retired Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a
piece of So Saffron cardstock and the retired Lacy Brocade Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a strip of Wisteria Wonder Designer
Series Paper (DSP).

Mount the Wisteria Wonder
strip to a piece of Basic Black cardstock and lightly sand with the Sanding
Block to expose the white core. Adhere
the sentiment behind the layer and mount onto the So Saffron embossed
background.

Adhere the entire panel to
the Basic Black card base and add the cross using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Create the rolled flowers
using Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder and So Saffron cardstock and the 1 3/4”
and 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punches (punch out the scallops, hand “scrunch” the
cardstock to loosen the fibers in the paper, cut a wavy spiral from the outside
toward the center and roll up).

Add the flowers with the
Basic Black leaves (from the Bird Builder Punch) and Pearls to finish off the
card.

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